04-25-2003, 09:17 PM
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PocketMusic 1.5 Released -- With Optional WMA Support
I've heard endless requests on the forums for a WMA playback solution on the Pocket PC other than Windows Media Player, but there hasn't been any answer - until now. PocketMind's PocketMusic Feature Pack now supports WMA files. Very cool!
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04-25-2003, 09:28 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 193
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finally
Well it looks like i will finally get to try out new music software. I can't stand how WMP doesn't have a back option while listening to music with shuffle on. How hard is it to store a single number that lets you go back... ahhhh. I still have to say i have been using WMA over MP3 just becuase i can fit so much more music on. So this sounds like a great solution anyone tried the software out yet?
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04-25-2003, 09:33 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 2
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Its nice being listened to...
 Great job PocketMinds for listening. I recall when you posted, asking for feedback in improving PocketMusic a while back. You took the responses very well and have improved it admirably. Keep up the good work.
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04-25-2003, 09:50 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 32
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Arrrggghhh!!
Just loaded it and then tried to run it and it locks me up. I hate it when you have to go troubleshoot in this day and age!!! :evil:
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04-25-2003, 09:53 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 318
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I brought this software a few weeks ago via IPAQChoice. It's really cool and means that I now don't have to carry a dedicated hardware MP3 player. 
Love it!
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04-25-2003, 11:07 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Honestly, the only reason why I use WMP and WMA's is really one reason and one reason alone:
WMP is supplied in ROM and its native format is WMA.
I've noticed that WMP has trouble decoding some MP3's, and I'm not entirely sure why. Given that, I've taken to converting everything to WMA and using WMP.
<RANT>While WMP is nice and all, I'd really like to see some sort of equalizer support and a better speaker for the 5400. The speaker that's included with it SUCKS! I was so disappointed in it. The speakers on the 38/3900's rocked comparatively. </RANT>
<Slightly Off Topic>It would also be nice to have support for visualizations in WMP, too. It seems frivilous, I know; but the screen just sits there and stares at you... I'd like to see visualizations when AC power is connected. at least that way things can be slightly entertaining while my iPAQ's sit in my RoadWriter... </Slightly Off Topic>
Its doubtful that I will install or use this because I don't want to give up RAM in my 5455 for an application that I already have a solution for...
Christopher Spera
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04-25-2003, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Spera
Its doubtful that I will install or use this because I don't want to give up RAM in my 5455 for an application that I already have a solution for...
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But it's not a solution, is it, if it's missing all the features you want?  Most of these music players aren't that big, and a number of them are completely free.
--janak
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04-25-2003, 11:18 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
But it's not a solution, is it, if it's missing all the features you want? Most of these music players aren't that big, and a number of them are completely free. --janak |
Since WMP plays some mp3's, and I can use Blaze Media Pro to convert to WMA's, this isn't a problem.
Because PPC Techs haven't finalized a solution for a 5400 RAM upgrade yet, I don't want to install ANYTHING to RAM unless I have to, no matter how small the app is; and I really don't want to install any sort of music player to a storage card. I think it would want to really live in RAM.
So while you're right, I've got a work around that doesn't bother me too much.
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04-26-2003, 12:08 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Third-party WMA support is definitely a great step for the PPC. Too bad it's not free... does Microsoft charge some sort of licensing fee for WMA support?
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04-26-2003, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by spursdude
Third-party WMA support is definitely a great step for the PPC. Too bad it's not free... does Microsoft charge some sort of licensing fee for WMA support?
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I'm pretty sure Microsoft's decoder and/or WMA format isn't free -- just like the MP3 format isn't. That's part of the reason Ogg was created, and it's also possible that's why it's never made it into PocketMVP, WinamPAQ, or GSPlayer.
--janak
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